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PATENTED JAN.,8`1907.

E. EGKART.

GAN. APPLICATION FILED DB0; zo; 1905 /NVE N TOI? rus N omals Psrsks co..wflsuuwmom.V n. c,

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EDMUND ECKART, oE NEW EooHELLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOE Tol GEEST- ENDORFERBROS., ,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A

YORK.

CORPORATION OF NEW CAN.

To au whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDMUND EGKAET, a citizen ofthe United States, and aresident of New Rochelle, Westchester county, and State of New York,have` invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to cans of the kind used for storing and shippingingredients which are intended to be mixed for use-as, for instance,paints-and has for its object to provide such cans with separablereceptacles for containing each of the ingredients separated from eachother and in proper proportion for admixture. i

My invention will be fully described hereinafter andV the features ofnovelty will be pointed'out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is an elevation of my improved can.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof on line 22 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is aplan view of said can.

A represents the can proper 'or body, which may be of any suitableconstruction and which is intended to contain one of the in- 'gredientsB, in the present showing oil. This body A is provided at its top withan opening` C, through which the contents are admitted, which opening isarranged'to be closed by a dished cover D. This cover D is forced intothe opening O and is provided with-a flange D', so that said cover maybe .pried off by inserting a suitable instrument under said iiange.

E is a secondary receptacle for containing another of theingredients-as', for instance, powdered pigment-and may be made ofpasteboard or other suitable material. This receptacle E is providedwith afiange E at its top, which forms a'central opening E2 for theintroduction of the contents. ceptacle E is adapted to be received inthe dished cover D as shown, and is held in position in the followingmanner: A seal F of paper or like material, is secured to the top of thereceptacle E and serves to close the opening E2. The iiange E serves tostrengthen the upper edge ofthe receptacle E and prevents the seal Ffrom being torn at the edge and leaves the central portion of said sealfree lto be broken, as hereinafter more fully explained. The said sealis provided with stripsF,

Specication of LettersiPatent.

Application led December 20, 1905. Serial No. 292,558.

The re- Patented J an..`8, 1907.

may be secured to said seal. These strips F are arranged to be securedto the side of the can A, as shown in Fig'. 2, those portions of saidstrips F which engage the can A being covered by the label G. This labelG serves as an additional securing means forsaid strips. It is to beunderstood that the can A and the secondary receptacle E contain theseveral ingredients in proper proportion for admixture. When it isdesired, as in the presentcase, to use the paint, the strips F are cutor broken, thus separating the receptacle E from the can A, after whichthe cover of said can A is removed. The central portion of the seal F isthen broken, andthe contents of the receptacle E are mixed with thecontents of the can A, resulting in a paint or other product propenymixed for use. By having the several ingredients in separate'receptaclesthe goods may be stored and retain their various properties for a muchlonger time than if sold already mixed. By having the two receptaclesconnected the danger of mis-l placement or lloss ofthe one or the otheris also obviated, and by having the contents of said receptacles inproportion a proper admixture is also assured.

While I have described and Shown my improved can in connection withpaints, I wish it distinctly understood that the same may be usedwherever it is desired to sell or store a product which consists of morethan one ingredient intended to be mixed for use.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the nature ofmy invention as defined in the claims.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with a receptacle having arecess in its top,- of another receptacle seated in said recess andhaving an open top, a seal closing said open top and having securingmembers extending to the upper portion of the first-named receptacle andalong f the sides thereof, and fastening means covering said securingmembers and holding them to the lower receptacle.

2. The combination, with a receptacle having a recess in its top, ofanother receptacle seated in said recess, and having an open top, and aseal extending across the said o en top to close it and provided withlatera continuations which form securin l members extending to the topofthe rstwhich may form partthereof or l named receptacle.

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3. The combination, with a receptacle having a recess in its top, ofanother recep tacle seated in said recess and having an open top, a sealelosing said open top and having securing members extending to the upperportion of the first-named receptacle and along the sides thereof, and alabel or strip for fastening said securing members to the sides of thelower receptacle.

4. The combination, with a receptacle having a recess in one of its endfaces, of

another receptacle one end of 'which is set in said recess While theother-end is open and is provided with an inwardly-extending ange atsaid opening, a seal covering said opening and securing membersextending from the seal to the iirst-named receptacle.

5. The combination of different-sized receptacles disposed end to ond,the contacting end surfaces differing in size with securing membersextending outwardly from the free end surface of the smaller receptacleto the edge of thelarger receptacle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe 'my naine in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

EDMUND ECKART.

Witnesses:

JOHN RAABY, EUGENE EBLE.

